Wahab Riaz: “If he was in the Pakistan team, would he sit outside in a World Cup match? No chance”
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Left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz said there is no chance India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant would be left out of the team if he played for Pakistan.
Shoaib Akhtar on Rishabh Pant: “He can only stop himself now from here, I don’t think anyone else can”
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Iconic Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar said he doesn’t see anyone being able to stop India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant.
Shoaib Akhtar on Rishabh Pant: “Once he is done pacing his innings, he becomes ruthless and knows how to accelerate”
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Pakistan pace ace Shoaib Akhtar loves the way India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant becomes ruthless right after he “is done pacing his innings”.
Shoaib Akhtar on Rishabh Pant: “My advice to him would be to improve his physique because he has the talent to put a number of teams into trouble”
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Pakistan pace icon Shoaib Akhtar has advised India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant to “improve his physique”.
Shoaib Akhtar on Rishabh Pant: “He is an incredibly courageous player. He cuts, he pulls, he also plays the reverse sweep and isn’t afraid of anything”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said big-hitting India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant “isn’t afraid of anything”.
Mohammad Asif: “He [Pant] has technical faults. His left hand doesn’t work”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif said India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has “technical faults” in his game.
Aaqib Javed: “Rizwan is better than Pant these days. There is no doubt that Pant is an extremely skillful player but the way Rizwan takes the responsibility, Pant is well behind him”
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Aaqib Javed said India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is well behind his Pakistan counterpart Mohammad Rizwan when it comes to responsibility.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “Rishabh Pant is absolutely brilliant. After a long time, I have seen a player on whom pressure seems to have no effect. He plays his strokes, irrespective of the pitch or how many runs the other team has scored. It’s like watching [Virender] Sehwag bat left-handed”
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has lavished praise on India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, saying “it’s like watching [Virender] Sehwag bat left-handed”.
Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope both made hundreds
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Shimron Hetmyer scored a career-best 139 and Shai Hope made an unbeaten 102 as the West Indies crushed India by eight wickets in the first ODI in Chennai.
Deepak Chahar finished with figures of 3-4 off three overs
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Deepak Chahar took three wickets and conceded just four runs off his three overs as India cruised to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in Guyana.